It’s Wednesday, so we sit down with our Curator to find out “What’s in the Attic with Jim?” Flipping through our extensive photo collection, we couldn’t resist sharing the fascinating story and images of New Bern’s favorite General Store – Mitchell Hardware! This group of images is a visual record of the THREE previous locations […]
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It’s Wednesday – time for our weekly installment of “What’s in the Attic with Jim?” With Spring break upon us, so many families are packing bags to hit the road for vacation. Today we travel back to the 1940s in a time when the very popular Hotel Queen Anne was in operation on the 300
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It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for “What’s in the Attic with Jim?” Today, we take a stroll down memory lane…well, Pollock Street to be precise! This great photo from the Historical Society’s collection dates back to 1914 and has you looking east down Pollock Street. On the left it’s easy to spot the Athens
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Ladies at Arms – Who Knew? by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society Women’s military drill team at Carr-Burdette College, Sherman, TX Did you know that the ladies in New Bern at one time had a Military Drill Company? The November 10, 1885, New Bern Daily Journal announced that “The Ladies of the Baptist
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It’s Wednesday – time for “What’s in the Attic with Jim?” Last week our Curator, Jim, came across this beautifully preserved check from 1882. Aside from admiring the pristine condition and wonderful penmanship, Jim was able to make some fascinating historical connections based on the names. Alexander Miller lived at what is now 415 Broad
It’s Wednesday, so what’s in (and out of) the attic with Jim? Today’s special piece of New Bern History safely left the attic and accompanied us out to New Bern Battlefield Park, as this week we reflect on the 161st Anniversary of the Battle of New Bern. It is surreal and humbling to stand
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It’s Wednesday, so “What’s in the Attic with Jim?” We’re often captivated by things “100-years old” … that’s an entire lifetime! Now in the grander context of time, 100 years may seem insignificant. However, it’s important to not “lose sight” of the incredible accomplishments that can take place in that amount of time. Today from
It’s Wednesday and the start of Women’s History Month, so…. What’s in the Attic with Jim? Jim recently came across this wonderful edition of “The Ladies Home Journal” dating back to August 1905. The Ladies Home Journal was first published in February of 1883 and went on to become one of the leading women’s magazines
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First Federal Death Sentence – in New Bern? by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society A true tale of mayhem, mutiny, and murder on the high seas led to six mariners being charged with murder off the coast of Ocracoke. The subsequent court case, held in New Bern in 1793, resulted in the death
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Starting the New Year with a Bang! by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society Photograph of two experimental Colt percussion revolvers courtesy Museum of Connecticut History/Connecticut State Library In April 2023, the New Bern Historical Society will celebrate its 100th Anniversary with an exciting exhibit in the Duffy Gallery of the North Carolina History
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